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Well actshly, rm removes the inode, not the file. If it’s still in use it’ll stay on the disk until the last fd is closed.
- with most file systems that are usual on linux
I think “consider it done” puts it well.
Yep, it’s a smart system.
For the user, the file is immediately no longer in the tree, so for them it’s considered done.
The OS should handle all the hassle, not the user.